For children with learning disabilities, attending school and learning in general can prove to be a really big challenge. That is why public schools and other educational institutions are supposed to have special education services available for these kids. But is it really necessary for “special needs children” to be segregated or fully separated from [...]
Dumb, Stupid, Lazy These are some of the hurtful words that people use to describe or insult kids with undiagnosed learning disabilities. What they do not know is that being learning disabled is not such a bad thing, just look at some of the famous achievers from every imaginable field.
Learning disabilities do not reflect IQ (intelligence quotient) or how smart a person is. Instead, a person with a learning disability has trouble performing specific types of skills or completing a task or the same as mental or physical disabilities, such as mental retardation, deafness, or blindness. But, learning disabilities may occur together with mental [...]
Being afflicted with ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia (or other learning disabilities) doesn’t necessarily mean that your child will be an outcast of the society. Of course not. Gone are the medieval days. In fact, this is should not be a hindrance for them to become the great big thing that they are; and they should be [...]
Studies are showing that as many as one in five children may have an identifiable mental, emotional or behavior disorder. Although this number is staggering, the good news is that once identified, such disorders are highly treatable. The nine most common behavior disorders in children include anxiety disorder, depression, bi-polar disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning [...]
All children learn differently and at their own pace, but some may have an actual learning behavior problem causing them to fall behind the rest in their age group. In the case that you believe your child may be showing the symptoms of a learning behavior problem, you should talk to their school counselor who [...]
Behavior disorders in young people are a very frequent occurrence in our society; however, it is adult disorders that often get the bulk of attention. Parents of children with behavioral disorders can generally be counted on to educate themselves about their child’s disorder, but behavior disorder education is something anyone who is planning on being [...]
